Aug 23, 2019

Exceptional costs contribute to pretax loss 55 minutes ago       Exceptional costs at the expanded McCauley pharmacy group last year contributed to the business recording a pretax loss of €5.16 million. The first set of accounts in the new ownership structure – LXV Remedies Holdings Ltd – show that it recorded revenues of €94.49 million from the date of acquisition, August 11th, 2017, to September 30th, 2018. The accounts show the acquisition of Sam McCauley Chemists was worth €51.6 million. Former owner Sam McCauley still has a small stake in the new business, while chief executive Tony McEntee is also a shareholder. The accounts for LXV Remedies Holdings Ltd also show the CCI-backed group bought four other pharmacy firms for €8.5 million last year. The group had 30 pharmacies at the time of the Sam McCauley purchase and has since increased this to 37. The €5.1 million pretax loss last year takes account interest payments of €5 million and combined non-cash depreciation and amortisation costs of €5.3 million. The business’s operating loss for the year totalled €109,778. Sam McCauley pharmacies accounted for €91 million of total revenues for the period.